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The new basement boasts a movie room with cove lighting. Photo by Helynn Ospina.

Housing, Mountain View, Neighborhood, Peninsula, Real Estate, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County

New Digs: Homeowners maximize living space in Old Palo Alto with basement excavation

by Carol BlitzerAugust 28, 2023 6:37 pm

Local officials toss ceremonial shovelfuls of dirt to celebrate the groundbreaking of a planned educator housing project at 231 Grant Ave. in Palo Alto. Photo by Zoe Morgan.

City Government, City Politics, East Palo Alto, Education, Housing, Land Use, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Neighborhood, News, Palo Alto, Regional Politics, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Youth

Local teacher housing project breaks ground in Palo Alto

by Zoe MorganAugust 23, 2023 11:45 am

An excavator maneuvers past a tree during construction on a property. Photo courtesy Getty Images.

Atherton, Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, Family/Lifestyle, Housing, Ladera, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Neighborhood, North Fair Oaks, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Portola Valley, Real Estate, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Stanford, Stanford University, Woodside

How to keep your trees safe during home construction

by Jeff NewbornAugust 21, 2023 4:33 pm

Community, Neighborhood, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Real Estate, Santa Clara County, Stanford, Stanford University

How Stanford’s early professors brought extravagant Queen Anne architecture to Palo Alto

by Bo CraneAugust 14, 2023 7:42 pm

Norris House, 1247 Cowper St.: Built for novelists Kathleen Norris and Charles Gilman Norris, this 10,000-square-foot house is among Clark’s most elaborate designs. The house’s layout features several one- and two-story sections surrounding a patio. The house is built from white stucco with a tile roof; handcrafted ironwork and woodwork is used in the beams and decorations. The house, which is privately owned, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo courtesy Bo Crane.

Community, Housing, Neighborhood, Palo Alto, Real Estate, Santa Clara County

Where to spot Palo Alto architect Birge Clark’s iconic ‘Early California’ style

by Bo CraneJuly 3, 2023 2:37 pm

The North Bayshore Master Plan will transform a rural area of the city into a complete neighborhood. Rendering courtesy Google.

City Government, Housing, Land Use, Mountain View, Neighborhood, News

Google’s massive North Bayshore project, the biggest development ever for Mountain View, gets council’s green light

by Malea MartinJune 16, 2023 11:28 am

Frank Crist, far left, receives the first legal drink at a downtown restaurant in Palo Alto in 1971 after the city's alcohol ban is repealed. Photo courtesy the Palo Alto Historical Association.

Housing, Neighborhood, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Real Estate, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County

Historic English manor recently sold for $19.5M has ties to Palo Alto’s booze ban

by Palo Alto Weekly staffJune 8, 2023 3:10 pm

Atherton, Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, Housing, Ladera, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Neighborhood, North Fair Oaks, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Portola Valley, Real Estate, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Stanford, Stanford University, Woodside

At $20M, Atherton has highest Peninsula home sale for the week of May 15

by Linda TaaffeMay 26, 2023 9:29 am

Atherton, East Palo Alto, Housing, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Neighborhood, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Portola Valley, Real Estate, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Stanford, Stanford University, Woodside

See which homes sold for $22.2M, $16M and $11.5M along the Peninsula for the week of May 22

by Linda TaaffeMay 26, 2023 8:57 am

The storefront of Menlo Clock Works, the proposed site of the restaurant on May 24, 2022. Photo by Cameron Rebosio.

City Government, Land Use, Menlo Park, Neighborhood, News

After hearing neighbors’ concerns, Menlo Park council strikes compromise over new restaurant’s live music, outdoor patio

by Cameron RebosioMay 24, 2023 3:17 pmMay 25, 2023 11:37 am

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